The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

Bwon^htre. THE BRECOVSHIRE RACES are appointed to come off on Wednesday and Thursday next. Capital sport is anticipated. The officers have kindly promised that their military band shall attend for the racp. ball, with the Hereford musicians; and a large party is expected. BRECONSHIRE REGISTRATION Robert Charles Nicholl and William Milbourne James, Esqrs., com- menced revising the lists at the Camden Arms Inn, Trecastle, on the 17th inst., and they were the follow- ing day at Brecon, and yesterday at Crickhowell. To day, (Saturday) they are at Talgarth, and on Monday they finish at Builth, with that hundred. We under- stand there are not any objections excepting some few by overseers—parties changing their residences, &c. THE HARVEST.—Although the weather has been unfavourable to the crop of grain cut, we are happy to be able to state that a good deal of barley and wheat has been housed in good condition, in this county, and that the very superior portable thrashing machine of Mr Thomas Jones, of Crickhowell, has been thrashing wheat aud barley; in the neighbourhood of Tallybont it thrashed in one day upwards of SO bushe's of barley, which was immediately sold for Ss. per the 10 gallon bushel. It was allowed that the machine would have thrashed with case 50 bushels more that day.only for the loss of time in loading and unloading VISCOUNT CLIVE, eldest son of the Earl of Powis. will come of age on the 5th of November next. when the event will be kept by the most magnificent fes- tivities in all the parishes adjoining to the family mansion.-Sltrewsbury Herald. Two YOUTHS, named Jones, the nephews of a wheel- wright, at Downton Castle, Herefordshire, went on Sunday week with a younger boy in a boat for a little recreation; the waters being much out, and the stream consequently very strong, the boat became unmanage- able, aud ultimately swamped. The elder youth, being a good swimmer, endeavoured to save his cousin, but perished with him, whilst the boy was driven to the bridge pier, to which he held- uutil assistance arrived. THE HARVEST, in the upper parts of Carmarthen- shire and Cardiganshire has been very much retarded by the late unpropitious weather; and we are sorry to hear that sprouting has taken place in the corn to a very great extent. A CLERICAL MEETING is to take place at LJan- dovery, on Tuesday and Wednesday next, the 24th and 25th instant, at which several eminent and talented clergymen are engaged to preaeb. THE LATE CAPTAIN HARVEY ASTON, of the Life Guards, has left his large estates in Cheshire to Mr I Arthur Aston, her Majesty's newly appointed Minister to the Court of Madrid.—Observer. THE EARL OF BURLINGTON, according to report, is about to commence digging iron and copper ore at Ulverstone nd "ill also extend the slate quarry ope- ratiotis ia Kirkby.- Liverpool Mer,,Ul.y. IN THE COUNTY OF CHESTER there is a residence called Hardingwood House, in the parish of Lawton, from which the inhabitants, every time they go to church, pass out of the province of Canterbury into that of York; go through two counties, Staffordshire and Cheshire; three patishes Woollstauton, Audley, and Lawton; three constabularies, Tunstal, Chelley, and Nantwicb and the two dioceses of Lichfield and Chester. CARDIGANSHIRE PETITIONS.—CAUTION—Two men, one of them well dressed aud of rather prepos. sessing appearance, were. a short time since, success- ful in obtaining several sums of money from some of the inhabitants of Llandovery and its vicinity, by means of a petition, stating that the petitioner Wil- liam Morgan, had been a severe sufferer by a fire, which consumed his house and premises in the parish of Llanfihangel Geneu'r Glyn, Cardiganshire, his live and dead stock, and all he had' having become a prey to the flames. The effect of the petition was height- ened by a well told circumstantial tale of suffering and distress, admirably calculated to rouse the charit- able feelings of those to whom it was addressed. Elated with their success, they one evening indulged rather too freely at a public-house, which caused them to be suspected of being impostors: they were ac- cordingly apprehended, and on the person of one of them were found three other petitions, harrowing up well attested tales of woe and disasters both by sea and laud, which had no other effect upon the magis- trate, D. Jones, Esq., jun., before whom they were taken, than his sending the distressed petitioners to a place of security from a recurrence of such melan- choly events, for the next two months at least, at the tread m ill in Carmarthen gaol. We trust when these worthies are again exposed to the vicissitudes of the world, the public will recognize thom, and whenever occasion requires, afford them due protection. WORCESTER FESTIVAL.—The gathering of the choirs of Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester, took place at the latter place last week, being the 116th meeting. The principal performers, both vocal and instrumental, exerted themselves most successfully and the result has been, that the charity for whose benefit these festi vals take place, namely, the relief of the widows and orphans of deceased clergymen of the three dioceses, will be benefited about £ 90 more than it was last year; and there is every reason to hope that the re- ceipts altogether will he at least equal to the expen diture, so that the stewards who liberally support this meeting, will not be called npon to make up any defi- ciency. The total amount received was-For the cha- rity, £ 900 8s 2d; for admissions, &c., ^2184 12s 6d; total, £ *3085 0s 8d. Handel's oratorio, The Messiah, attracted as usual more persons to the cathedral than any other selection, for the sum received for admis- sion amounted to S606 12s 6d. We have not yet heard the result of the fancy ball which took place Oil Friday evening. A subscription was opened for the purpose of presenting Mr l". Cramer with some testi- monial of the respect with which he was held by the promoters of the festival, and in honour of this being the blst year of his playing at them, and for nearly 40 years the leader. LONDON MARKETS.— Corn Exchange, Monday Sep. io.rtie Wheat trade commenced very brisk this morning at advancing prices, but before the close it became dull for all but fine samples, which were 3s. per quarter dearer. Flour has advanced to 65s. per sack. Oats are full Is. dearer; White Pease as much, and Hog Pease 2s. In otber grain no varilltiOIl Red Clover Seed is in request. Brown Mustard Seed short in supply, and Is. per bushel higher. White without alteration. Caraway in good demand. Hops.—About 40 pockets of New Hops have been seut to market-present, prices OOS., to 70s. per owt. DONCASTER RACES. MONDAY. The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 3 added. Mile aiid a iialf. Mr Oroe's Bees Wing, 6 yrs. Cartwright Mr Howard's b f Antigua, 3 yrs 2 Nii- Bowes's Espirus, 5 years 3 Mr Osbaldeston's Alexandrine, 3 yrs 4 Won in a canter. handicap of 10 sovs. each, with 80 added—St. Leger course. Duke of Cumberland's Kremlin, 3 yrs. 6st 101b (Birbeck) I Lord Chesterfield's Industry, 4 yr. 7st 91b 3 Won easy. The Champagne Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft. Red House in. Lord Westminster's Lancelot-Scott 1 Lord Kelburne's c by Retainer, out of Emilia 2 Mr Osbaldestone's f by Belshazzar d by Whale- bone 3 The following also started :-Nlr Jaques's Interlude, Mr Orde's Queen Bee, Duke of Cleveland's Brother to Euclid, Lord F.glintouu's Dr Caius, and Mr Blake- lock's fby Curtius, out of Fancy. Won by a clear neck. The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas was walked over by Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff. TUESDAY. Two Year Old Produce Stakes, of 100 sovs. each, h fit. Red House in. 4 subs. Lord Westminster's Launcelot walked over. The Four Year Old Stakes, of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and 50 added. Mile and half. 5 subs. Mr Ramsay's br c Lanercost, 4 yrs. 1 Duke of Cievelaud's Alzira 2 The Great St. Leger Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for 3 year old colts 8st 7lb, and fillies 8st 21b; the second receives 100 sovs. St. Leger course. 107 subs. Major Yarburgh's Charles the Twelfth (W. Scott) 0 I Mr Thornhill's Euclid 0 2 The following also started :—Mr W. Ridsdalc's Bloomsbury, Mr Allen's Fitzambo, Mr Clark's Drags- man, Colonel Cradock's The Provost, Colonel Crau- furd's The Dolphin, Mr Dixon's Hyllus, Lord Exiin- toun's Malvolio, Lord Keiburne's Purity colt, Lord Lichfield's The Corsair, Mr Ramsay's Easingwold, Lord Westminster's The Lord Mayor, and Mr Wor- maid's Bolus. There was a dead heat. The Cleveland Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and 5 only, &c. with 50 added. One mile. 16 subs. Lord Eglintoun's ch f OrCla, 4 years, 7st Sib. 1 Mr Denham's b c Compensation, 4 years, 8st 2 Mr Tilburn's Master Allen, 3 years, 6st 5lb 3 Won in a canter. ""1" PRINTING FOR THE BLIND.-The Lords of her Majesty's Treasury have directed that X400 be paid to Mr Alston, from the Royal bounty, for the purpose of assisting him in the prosecution of his arduous work in printing the Old Testament, in raised Roman letters, for the use of the blind. Mr Macaulay, at a pulic breakfast given him last week by the Liberals of Edinburgh, stated, that he had succeeded Mr Abercromby on no fewer than three different occasions: first, as Commissioner of Bank- ruptcy second, as member for Calne and last, as representative for Edinburgh. MRS WEBB, wife of a framework-knitter, residing in Red Street, Nottingham, was on Wednesday con- fined of four living children. A year and a half ago she had three; making her a mother of seven children in 18 months. BANKRUPTCIES, especially of booksellers and printers, have recently become so frequent in Paris, that upwards of eight hundred compositors and pressmen are thrown out of employment. THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN PALL-MALL.— Mr Fenn was yesterday stated to be better- in fact, nearly well. The excitement under which he was at first labouring has ceased, as have also all appre- hensions of the appearance of unfavourable symptoms in the wounds. No further particulars of the tran- saction have transpired, the committee of the club having directed the utmost secrecy to be observed as to the result of their investigation.

BIRTHS. On Thursday last, at Merthyr, Afro Edward Morgan, of a daughter. On the 11th, the lady of John Gisborne, Esq., of Brynderri, of a son. On the 6th, the lady of J. Morgan, Esq., of Car- narvon, of a son. On the 6th, Mrs David Roberts, Brynadda, near Bangor, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. At Builth, on the 10th, by the Rev. Morgan Evans, vicar, John N. Lloyd, Esq., of the Cottage, and formerly of the Island of St. Lucia, second son of Richard Lloyd, Esq., late of Holloway House, Mid- dlesex, to Anne Jones, youngest daughter of John Jones, Esq., banker. On the 12th, at Hammersmith, by the Hon. and Rev. Henry Rodney, M.A., the Rev Aaron Thomas, M.A., of Eye Cottage, Leominster, Herefordshire, to Mary, fourth surviving daughter of the late Morris King, Esq., army agent, of Vigo Street, and Great Ryder Street, St. James's. On the 5th, at Llaniestyn Church, Lleyn, Carnar- vonshire, Cyril Williams, Esq., Talcymerau, near Pwllheli, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the Rev. Robert Jones, Rector of the above parish. On the 8th, at Langoven, by the Rev. James Far- quhar, M A., Perpetual Curate, Mr James Gwynn, of the Court Farm, to Frances, daughter ot Mr Charles Hubert, of the Church Farm; all of the aforesaid parish. CIVIL UNIONS. On the 3rd, at Ynisgau Chapel, by Mr Isaac Williams, one of the Registrars ot Merthyr Tydvil Union, Mr David Evans, of Penrheolgerrig, to Miss Ann Williams, both of Merthyr. On the same day, at the same place, Mr J. Charles, cabinet maker, to Mrs Mary Jenkins, Jackson's Bridge, both of Merthyr. On the 9th, at Bethel Chapel, by one of the Regis- trars of the Poor Law Union, Mr James Points, to Miss Jane Lewis, both of Merthyr. DEATHS. On the 16th inst., Mrs Mary Griffiths, aged 60, of Tydvils Well mother-in-law of Mr Henry Grif- fiths, butcher. v On the 12th instant, Mr William Matthews, grocer and provision merchant, Newport, Monmouthshire. On the 14th inst., at the age of three weeks, Martin Carr, son of Martin Morrison, Esq., Newport, Mon- mouthshire. On the 19th of June, highly respected and deeply regretted, at Hoosingabad, East Indies, Lieutenant Edward Nathaniel Freeman, of the 42ad regiment, Madras Native Infantry, the only surviving son of Mrs Freeman, of Neath, in this county, and relict of the late Samuel Freeman, Esq., of the same place. On the 5th, at Wilson Place, St. Paul's Bristol, after a lingering illness, borne with Christian resigna- tion to the Divine will, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Mr Thomas Williams, officer of excise (late of Swansea), and only daughter of the Rev. J. Roberts, of Taliaris Parsonage, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire. On the 14tb inst., at Norwood, aged 32, the Hon. Henry Cornewall Devereux, eldest son of Viscount Hereford. dale11 aged 81, the Earl of Lauder- wiSr tHe r16tl? inslant> Right Hon. and Rev. William, Lord Rendlesham, aged 42- On the 2nd, aged 79, Mr Thomas Hargreaves, of Wakefield; father of Mr Hargreaves, of Neath. ui^n, ^}e 10th, ftt Court Kennel, Llantillio, Miss Elizabeth Phillips. On the 8th, at Brecon, aged 81, Mrs Ann Evans- She had lived as nurse and housekeeper with Mrs Maybery, for a period of 33 years and a half; and during that time preserved without blemish the res- pect she had won by her fidelity and integrity. On the &th, at Carmarthen, aged 82, Miss Agnes Forest,—a lady highly esteemed by a large circle of acquaintance. On the-7th, at Trawsmawr, in the 76th year of her age, Sarah, relict of the late David Davis, Esq., of that place, to the inexpressible grief of a large circle of relatives and friends.'to whom she had justly endeared herself by the many amiable qualities that adorned her character. On the 6th, at Morlaglas, in the parish of Kil- rhedtn, Carmarthenshire, aged 90 years, Anne, wife of David Evans, Esq., of the above place, who is now in his 92d year. This aged couple had lived together upwards of 73 years. The deceased was for TO years a consistent member of the Independent Chapel at Treleach-ar-Bettws, Carmarthenshire. On the 3d, at Tresemmy, Grosiaont, in the 70th r aSe> Mary, the relict of the late Foster Williams, of Grosmont Mills, Monmouthshire. Sept. loth, Margaret Ann, infant daughter of John Lewis, junr., ironmonger, Abergavenny. At Richmond Surrey, on the 17th just., the Dowager Countess <4 Poa^r^t, aged 7Q years.

on all who heard it. His Lordsliip spoke of tLc diffi- f pXD^Ct to Gil- culties which the youug ministers rnu I counter in their official labours. and of tin Pain wllleh most naturally arise to them from the opposi of Dissenting teachers; but the advice given under these trials was so kind, so instructive, and so full of conso- lation as to impart a sentiment of trust and encou- ragement as well as an exhortation to vigilance and zeal. Gladly would we have furnished a more full report of the sermon of this venerable and judicious Prelate; but this is not in our poorer: we should be truly re- joiced if the religious world could be benefited by its publication. ,#I"#'# THE VISITATIONS. The Triennial Visitation of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese took place at the Cathedral at LI and a FF, on Monday last, when there was a full attendance of the Clergy of the Upper and Lower Deaneries. After the Morning Service, which was read by the Rev. Richard Pricliard, B. D., senior Vicar-Choral, the Visitation Sermon was preached by the Rev. James C. Campbell, M.A., Hector of St. Nicholas, from the 2nd chapter of Malachi, v 7.—" For the Priest's lips shall keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at bis mouth: for he is the Messenger of the Lord of Hosts." The Rev. Preacher dilated with great humi- lity, but with considerable effect, on the solemn duties which the Minister of the Gospel undertook on enter- ing upon his sacred profession, and delivered an admi- rable commentary on the ordination service. He urged his hearers to "fight the good fight," and his whole discourse breathed in humble but in eloquent and feeling language, the prayer that God would mer- cifully grant that his Church may be governed by faithful and true Pastors and that the people, seek- ing the law at their mouth, may receive it with pure affection and bring forth the fruit of the Spirit. After the sermon the Incumbents and Ministers of the se- veral parishes within the Deaneries of Llandaff took their seats in the front of the Episcopal seat, and the Bishop delivered liii charge: Thisdocument, the delivery of which occupied rather more than an hour, was so important in all its parts and is of so great interest not only to the Rev. Gen- tlemen to whom it was addressed, but to the whole Diocese and to the Kingdom in general, that we pledge ourselves to publish it entire as soon as it shall have been printed, which the Bishop, in compliance with the unanimous request of the Clergy, has promised should be daue. In the mean while we have only time to say that it alluded, in language such as few persons have the hap- piness to command, and with an affectionate interest corresponding with his Lordship's well-known benevo- lence, to The Residence and Pluralities Bill," "The Church Discipline Bill,"—"The Tithe Com- mutation Bil I,g Ttic National Education Bill, and other public Acts relating to the Church, wliLh have either been passed, or brought forward since his Lordship's last Visitation. It is a document, if we mistake not, which will make a serious impression on the public mind. On Wednesday his Lordship proceeded to Cow- bridge, to bold his Visitation of the Western part of the Diocese. A numerous body of the Clergy and Churchwardens arrived as the hour for Divine Service approached. The sermon on the occasion was preached by the Rev. E. Morgan, Vicar of Lantwit Major; be selected for his text the 4th chapter 1st Timothy, 16th verse. His discourse was throughout that of one who regarded with serious piety both the sacred office he was engaged in, and the peculiar complexion of the time he lived in. We cannot pretend in our limits to give any thing like a connected statement of the man- ner in which he ably discussed the text, but must content ourselves with briefly mentioning a few of the heads. Having lamented the prevailing oppositionto things established, that as Herod and Pilate were re- conciled in their mutual hostility to that which was good, so men and sects, opposed in all other things to each other, were united only in their enmity to the Church, he suggested to his brethren in the ministry, that in their addresses to their flocks, they should urge upon them the necessity for a becoming subordination to the existing powers; always bearing in mind that the powers which be. are ordained of God. He pro- ceeded to prove that it was alike the duty and interest of a nation to be provided with an Established Reli gion-that the Church of England is essentially the Church of the poor, both as regards its spiritual minis- trations and the succour it affords in the education of their children. In conclusion he besought his brethren to exemplIfy, in their own practice, those holy pre- cepts which it was their privilege to inculcate, yet to beware against acting oil the unsound principle of pre- senting a fair exterior merely for example's sake, but to take heed to themselves, lest while they preached to others they themselves should be cast away." The Bishop then proceeded to deliver his charge, in which his Lordship took a luminous view of the various ecclesiastical measures enacted and proposed in Parliament since his last triennial Visitation We will not, however, mar the subject by attempting a compendium, as we learn that his Lordship has kindly acceded to the desire of his Clergy, that he would publish it, aud thus extend the benefit it is so forcibly calculated to produce. In tho evening the Clergy met their Diocesan, by invitation, at dinner: we know not whether we are justified in intruding into the privacy of that meeting, but we arc desirous of mentioning one or two things which we think ought not to be confined to the privilege of a few. When the senti- ment of "Church and Queen" was pronounced, a remark struck us, as of peculiar propriety, with respect to the relative position of the terms. I twas justl y observed, that had it not been for the faithful and up- right maintenance of the doctrines and tenets of the Church, as now established, the sceptre of these realms had not been wielded by the present reigning family. < A fruitful topic of conversation was afforded by a con- sideration of the dearth of spiritual provision for the accumulated population now springing up in our mining districts. The opinion seemed generally to prevail that it is the bounden duty of those through whose instrumentality such masses of persons are with- drawn from their usual places of worship, to furnish the means of religious consolation and instruction. The Bishop referred to an interesting document con- taining all account of a meeting held by the proprietors of the Rhymney Works, in which a resolution was unanimously agreed to that a. site should be granted and funds appropriated forjthe erection of a church and school-room. We earnestly wish that this feeling were more prevalent amongst those who derive wealth almost measureless from these hitherto un- peopled tracts. About six o'clock the party broke up. It was ob- served with great satisfaction that his Lordship ap- peared in far bettor health than at the confirmation last year. The guests separated, feeling that there had been but one drawback from the pleasure of their meeting, namely, the absence of their esteemed Chancellor, which was regretted not merely from the loss of his invariable cheerfulness and kindness, but from the consciousness that illness prevented his at- tendance. ,ø, THE VOCALISTS who attended from Whitchurch to assist at Llandaff Cathedral on Sunday last, deserve a word of praise. We do not know the names of any of them except Mr Roberts; but none of them ought to pass unnoticed; for certainly there is praise due. SEVEHAL BURGLARIES have recently been committed in Cardiff; and we regret to add the depredators have not yet been secured. In every case they were dis- appointed of their booty. THE HULL of a large vessel, dismasted and water- logged, was seen in St Donatt's bay, on Sunday even- ing last. It was very near shore, but it floated out to sea, and has not since been seen. THE MESSRS. MORGAN, of Glaisbury, we hear, have purchased the extensive premises and grist mill, lately erected at Lantwit-Major, by Mr. David John, of that place, for the purpose Df carrying on an ex- tmive four trade. THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF HIK CARDIFF VISISTING SOCIETY, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 1889 The Committee have great satisfaction in stnting that in all essential points the progress of your So- ciety has suffered neither check nor lack of interest during the past year. Their observations must, of course, partake greatly of those characteristics with which'thev have been marked on former occasions but their duty requires that they render an account of the stewardship of which you have put them in cha.-ge, —although it do of necessity bear strong resemblance to that which they have furnished before. They can not but confess the hand ol God directing and over- ruling the little efiorts which they have been enabled to make in tiiis cause that only little has been done, cannot he charged upon the withholding of His bless- in" -nor vet, perhaps, on reflection, upon the relaxa- tion of the labours of your Visi tors; although her;they may not presume to speak confidently. It may be that the labour has, notwithstanding, been great; but that the land was sterile or the season ungenial: however this may be, they have not much of a striking or pro- minent character to lay before you in the detail of their labours. They are concerned to repeat that the number of working Visitors is quite inadequate to carry out all the measures of which your Society is capable. With the exception of two or three addi- tional districts in the town the Held for moral and religious culture is not more largely occupied than before. How to generate a more extended interest in the minds of our fellow Christians in the under- takings of your Society, except by appealing again and again to a consideration of the obligations of which men cannot be ignorant, they do t> not find. They trust, however, that better times may come.— that new inducements may present themselves, or more powerful impressions be produced, by some hitherto unattempted arguments, and that more la- bourers may thereby be led to obey our common Father's moral injunction upon all men, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard The annual subscriptions present very nearly the same amount as that of last year:—the variation, although against the Society, is so small as to require no comment, especially as the funds are more than adequate to what the agents of the Society arc called upon to dispense-this will be made most apparent by the balance of fifty three pounds]'tin'shillings and a half-penny remaining in the hands of the treasurer. During the past year three gentlemen have vol- unteered their services, and joined your Society in the capacity of visitors, the advantages of whose co- operation they trust they shall be able next year to lay before the subscribers. The number of domiciliary visits has exceeded that of the previous year by no less than three hundred and fifty, and amounts in the whole to four thousand, one hundred and ninety in the progress of which twenty- nine children have been sent to the Free-School, and seven to the Sunday-School. Deposits ill the Savings Bank have been collecte to the amount of one hundred and ninety-nine pounds, seven shillings and five-pence, of which one hun re and thirty one pounds, sixteen shillings and sixpence half-penny have been withdrawn, leaving I1 a ance in Visitors' hands or Savings bank of more than twice the amount on any previous occasion. of door occupation so unintenuptej, „ru„* made upon the fund, of your of your Visitors' observation, less than they ever, re- member. The number of families who have required pecuniary assistance, either for food, foci, or » does not exceed one hnndred and eighty-e'9 > amount of the expenditure on thif account is only nineteen pounds, six shillings and a Your Visitors have had occasion top''0»"e medical relief for fifty-three individuals only. This eircutii- stance testifies to the healthfulness of P m no less than to the ethcen y of a ;obabIe no yours, but for the existence of which Ji medical aid would have been extendec cxireme flicted objects. The Visitors observe wit. c«rcmc satisfaction, what others may look upo T talueilts and doubt, that the number of Bibles ana disposed of in their range has been from heretofore; their satisfaction arises, of the the certainty of the fact that the cheap supply ol t c Holy Scriptures furnished by the Society or £ 0 moting Christian Knowledge in this to < largely drawn upon iu former years, a"d that t consequently scarcely one—if there be 0.™ ,T,y their respective districts where a copy tlic of Life" is wanting. Your Committee desire to acknowledge with thank- fulness the continuance of the confidence of their fel- low parishioners. Nothing appears to be wanting on their part but a more personal and direct connection with the Society in its operations. But they have said enough on this point for the occassion, and trust it may not have been said in vain. They pray earnestly that God may still vouchsafe his support to, and pros- per, the benevolent efforts of those who are here actively engaged in diffusing saving light and know- ledge among the ignorant, and those who are out of the way aud they abide patiently and in hope for the increase of their labours at His hands and in His own appointed time." ,#I'I' GLAMORGANSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The Annual Special Meeting of this Society will be held at the Bear Inn, Cowbridge, on Tuesday next. A MEErlG was called lately at Bridgend, to con- sider the utility of establishing a steam communica- tion between Porthcawl and Bristol; we have not yet heard the result. THE EARTHQUAKE which was felt at Newport and Cardiff, on the 2d of this month, was also felt severe- ly at Lantwit Major, where parts of two houses were thrown down by the concussion. THE TRINITY STRAM YATCR, Vesta, has been busily engaged, for the last week, in the annual change of the different buoys anchored in the Severn. Captain Drew and the Commissioners of Buoys," were on board. MR BLAND. -The. body of this unfortunate sufferer at the late sad event at the Old Passage, has been at last found. It had been driven to the beach of the Flat Holmes, nearly opposite his own farm. The body was buried on Tuesday last in a spot (fixed on by poor Bland himself, not above a fortnight before the accident occurred,) in Sully Churchyard. The cere- mony was performed by the Hon. and Rev. Edward Hanbury Tracy, Rector of that parish. His distressed widow expects to be confined very shortly. CAUTION TO AccouctlEuns.-In the course of an inquest held on Saturday last, at the Euston Arms, Melton Street, Euston Square, London, Mr Wakley said that that was the first inquest which had ever been held on a woman who had died in childbirth. Coroners had hitherto considered that inquests were unnecessary in such cases; but as Hie law required that thev should be held on all persons who died sud- Z,y Z M it »» dUty ,0 inniX* info every case m which a person died in, or Ji S» S child-bearing. Parturition wM not a^isease, and therefore it that all nersons who died in the nct led from natural causes. Cases had no doubt frequently occurred in which, on account of certain pccullarities in the con. siitutions of the patients, it was beyond the skill of the most experienced accoucheur to preserve their lives; but he regretted to say that he had witnessed many instances in which the lives of females had been sacrificed by the negligence and inexperience of their medical attendants. Many surgeons who took pupils with large premiums for the purpose of instructing them in midwifery, were in the habit of paying poor women to allow them to deliver tbMn in the presence of their pupils. This was, indeed, the only means hy which a practical knowledge of this branch of the profession could be obtained, and its adoption would be highly commendable if the surgeons invaria y ac- companied their pupils to the bedsides of £ 'r Pa- tients. Thev had, however, frequently sent their pupils by themselves to -J-J TheMjingofjqu^s in childbirth cases would no g_ reprehensible practice, drive from lu z. 1 ,„rr experienced surgeons more caut.ous n l{ h [We insert the above paragraph for the a„ opportunity of saying, that t s »,a Rnshire knowledge that certain surgeoi to visjt are in the habit of sending out mere Qr their poorer patients. Youttis of seventeen, or uighteen at most, have gone, no administer whole charge of an ^couchment. bu medicines iu any, or every < e jtnowu a arisen in the course of prHctice. « e tl)0 next lad to be dressed in Uis jacket one mallly coat, to appear for the first time in j,, of cure, as luck and figuring away on horseback, to I* {Qf fch(? might happen. This, an opportu- sake of the boy, not that he may ss Gf this nity of studying the symptoms or pir k ewu9e, if or that diseaso which would be but ft P g.m_ unattended by the professional mai assistant>s ply to save the master the expen urirnjntr were salary. We think it is time some of given to these sordid triflers with tne fellow creatures; and we trust that i" enjsof the after the visits of any such stripling, the t on deceased will insist 011 having a coro.ner„,rifp^s;.>,1 ns the body. The respectable part of the P >'1 well as the public at large, have been too „ uoved and insulted by such infamous procee nig is due to both, that such quackery, for the sake of il- gotten gain, should be peremptorily stopped.-EDITOR 0. and G.] THK REVISING BARRISTERS will hold their courts in this county, during the ensuing week, i'otiow,- Llantrissant. Monday; Cardiff, Wednesday and Thurs- day and Cowbridge, Saturday. THE REVISING BARRISTERS held their court at Aberdare on Wednesday last. The following is the result of their proceedings New Claims. 3 Conservative 2 Doubtful I 3 Radical objectloils ] Failed I THE STATE OF THE UROPS is every where most deplorable; cut and uncut are both beginning to sprout: the barley that is cut lies in pools of water, whilst what is stanciill is beginning to shed. The ire quite puzzled how to act. It is to be hoped that the weather will soon change for the better. THE INHABITANTS of Lantwit Major have, within one twelve month, obtained the advantage of a po- lice force and post-office; we understand that it is their intention to endeavour to restore the ancient market held there on Saturdays; the last held there was in 1736. CRANED. PRICE.—From a letter in the last num- ber of the Mining Journal, respecting this cause, we find that it was set down for trial in the Court of Common Pleas in the early part of May last, and when the Court rose for the vacation, it stood about the eighth on the list. A letter was addressed to Chief Justice Tindal, requesting his Lordship to fix a day for its hearing, on the ground of the magnitude of the cause (it being likely to occupy two or three days) and the number of scientific and other witnesses on both sides, who were many of them resident in Wales and Scotland. To that letter at present no answer has been received, and the trial must, therefore, come on when the Court has disposed of the causes which precede it in the list; and as special jury causes are not heard during Tcrm time, there is no chance of this case coming on before the middle of December, and, probably, not much before Christinas. ABERAVON FESTIVAL On Thursday, the 12th inst., being the anniversary of Miss Rees's birth-day, her father, the vicar, invited all the children that aro in the habit of attending the Sunday school connectcd with the Church, amounting to between seventy and eighty, to partake of a sumptious entertainment pre- pared for them at the School-room. The vicar's lady and daughter, assisted by several kind neighbours, exerted themselves much to render their young visi- tors as comfortable aud happy »9 Possible- children appeared highly "ratified and delighted, and their countenances, if not their tongues, expressed a wish that the young lady's natal day might be cele- brated oftener than once in every year. SWANSISA. On Wednesday last a Concert was given at the Assembly Rooms Swansea, by Master Hughes, assisted by his brothers. It was numerously and respectably attended, and wo believe the per. formance of the young gentlemen astonished and delighted every one present. A MEETING was held on Thursday evening last at the Town Hall, Swansea, for the purpose of establish- In a Mechanic's Institution in that town. L. Ll. Dill wyn, Esq., in the chair. Several gentlemen ad- dressed the meeting in the course of the evening. SWANS EA. CUILD BURNT TO DLIATII. Oil Wednesday last a little girl aged J I, daughter of William Rees, pilot, was so dreadfully burnt that she died within 20 hours after the accident happened. She was taking a saucepan off the fire, when her clothes took fire. She rhan down to the street all in a blaze, when some men, who were at work near, wrapped their aprons round her and extinguished the flames. She lingered in great agony for about twenty hours. THE LATE REV. JAMES BUCKLEY.—On Monday evening week, at Goal-street Chapel, in the town of Swansea, an excellent sermon was delivered to a very crowded and highly respectable congregation, by the celebrated Theophilus Lossy, President of the Wes- leyau Conference, on the death of that worthy minister, the late Rev. James Buckley. The preacher chose for his text Revelations ii. to. Be thou faithful unto death and t will give thee a crown of life." In his sermon ho took occasion to shew how exem- plarily tho deceased had attended to this admonition during his ministry of 50 years, and the very happy manner in which he finished his course. I TO THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE AND GUARDIAN SIR,—A subscription was opened in Oxford in June 1838 by the resident bachelors and undergraduate members of Jesus College, for the purpose of pre- senting the Rev. A. B. Clouh, B.D., Fellow and Tutor of that College, with an appropriate testimonial of esteem, from those who had been Members of the College during the period of his Tutorship. The testimonial was to have been presented on tho 1st of February, 1839. Perhaps some of your readers can inform me whether the plan was ever carried into effect, or if not, what has been done with the money subscribed? I remain, Sir, yours obediently, CLEItlCUS. "#'#I> CONSOLATIOX FOR SHAREHOLDERS IN RAIL ROADS. Kail lioads and Steam Engines are now all the rage, You ne'er saw the like in old hIstory s pae We lavish our money, we scarce know for what, And 1* fear in mv heart we shall soon go to pot. Perry down, down, dowu derry down. Then let us unite Sirs with hand and with heart, In raising our Tariff, in all or in part; If not our per-centage will sing very small, And instead of good luck, we shall have none at all. j)erry down, MC. Yet be not down-hearted, nor grieve at the cost, We know it is great, but it cannot be lost, Our mines are productive, our tiamc will pay. So keep up your hearts for a sun shmy day. Derry down, &c. J. B. .1'" ,# COPPER ORES SOLD AT SWANSEA, September I I til, 1839. Mines. 21 Cwts. Purchasers. £ s. d Ballvmurtagh Pasco Grenfell & Suns 2 9 6 Ditto 99 Vivian and Sons 1 jg 0 Ditto 94 Sims, Willyains, Nevill Druce, and Co 2 0 6 Ditto 82 Vivian and Soils 2 11 0 Ditto 59 Ditto. 2 11 0 Ditto 52 Ditto 2 11 0 Ditto. 48 Ditto. 3 5 0 Ditto 46 Sims, Willyains, Nevill, DruceandCo. 2 16 0 Ditto. 41 Sims, Willyam, Nevill, Druce and Co 3 ] j Q Cobre 100 PascoeOrenfell & Sons'. 12 14 0 Ditto 91 12 5 6 Ditto 88 Ditto 1? 16 c Ditto 115 12 7 6 Ditto 113 Ditto |y g 0 Ditto 26 Ditto. ,0 q Chili 95 Vivian and Sons ,3 0 Ditto 70 Ditto 15 13 0 Ditto 67 Ditto 14 g 0 Ditto 23 Ditto 1 0 Ditto 82 Ditto 14 3 0 Allihies 80 Freeman and Co 8 q Ditto 74 Vivian and S0113, and Williams, Foster and Company 818 o' Ditto 45 Freeman and Co 9 T 0 Ditto 27 Williams, Foster & Co. 8 4 01 Norway 92 Ditto 22 11 6 Ditto 85 Ditto. 21 6 6 Angtesea 125 Ditto. 3 2 0 Valparaiso HI Sims, WillyalDs. Nevill, Druce and Co 21 18 6 Knockmahon. 100 Vivian and Sons. 6 6 0 Valparaiso 30 P. Grenfell arid Sons.. 16 6 0 Ditto 2-1 Ditto 32 2 6 Unh. 2 0 Ditto 3 Sims, Willvams, Nevill, Druce aud Co 16 0 S315 GAS WATER A GOOD MANURE.—A correspondent of the Mark Lane Express, from Penzance, com- municates the results of all experiment with gas water—the water in which the street gas has been cleansed. He says he was induced to try a piece of barley land. A quarter of an acre was taken in the middle of the field, of rather a close soil, in a granite district. The land was of average quality. The gas water was distributed over the quarter acre by a con- trivance resembling a common watering-cart and at the rate of about 400 gallons to the acre, about a week before seed time. The rest of the field was manured in the usqal way. The difference, both in colour and vigour, of the barley plant was so striking in favour of the part manured by gas water, that per- sons passing within view of the field, almost invariably came to inquire the cause. The yield also was supe- rior, as well as the after pasture, the field having been laid down with the barley. It might be poured on manure heaps, where it would probably destroy grubs, &c in addition to is fertile properties. COALS.-Tije question which has so long occupied the attention of the public, that of a regular supply of superior quality coals to the Metropolis at a fair and reasonable rate, it appears is realised by an ar- rangement which has lately been made for nn unhmted quantity from North Staffordshire throughout the year a 2. Od. per ton, MERTHYR. CHRISTAIN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY.-Nearly £ 12 were collected after tho sermons last Sunday, preached in Merthyr Cliurcii, by the Rev. Daniel Rees, iucum bent of Aberystruth, and the Rev. John Lloyd, assistant curate or this place. HERRINGS.—So bountiful has been the supply of herrings, that at Scarbro' thev have been sold at six shillings per thousand. Otie'yaul brought in 90,000 herrings.—[Theprice in Merthyr is 10s. per hundred !] A MEETING oF COMMISSIONERS of TAXES was held at the Angel, Merthyr, last Wednesday, for the pur- pose of hearin appeals. A great number of appellants appeared but there was little of interest in the pro- ceedings. We were glad to observe the determination of the authorities to enforce the payment for dogs; 1- some hundreds, if not thousands, of which, are stroll- ing about the streets, not only of Merthyr, but also of Coedvcymmer and Dowlais; for most of which we are quite sure, not one farthing of tax was ever paid. We gladly reiterate au opiniou expressed before the Commissioners, that a person ought directly to be appointed to go round, to make out a list of persons. whose dogs should be charged for. Not only a fair taxation would by that means be obtained, but a con- siderable number of useless and mischievous brutes would soou be put out of the way, to the great comfort of the whole community. .# REVISION OF VOTES. The Revising Barristers opened their Court at Merthyr on Thursday last; on which day they went through the list of objections for the County. Touching this day's proceedings, the Radicals can scarcely be said to come out of the revision with honour, as far as the veracity of their party is con- sidered a matter worth a passing notice, only on the ground of adding another proof that enormous lying" is the chief stay on which they lean for support. Several notices of objection to votes were put into the hands of a person to serve, on the part of tha Conservatives. He called on the various parties; the voters themselves were generally not at home; other parties were in the liouses,-usually relatives: the persons found in the house stated in several cases that they were the tenants of the party who claimed to vote; and afterwards on coming into the Regis tration Court, falsified their former statement. In one case a father in Dowlais, received the notice, stating that the son was dead. The same son is proved to have been alive, an hour before the Court commenced its sittings. The Conservatives failed therefore in several objections, on the ground of in- sufficient or informal notice; which notice was ren- dered insufficient solely by certain parties giving false information to the person serving the notices; and if those parties had, instead, given themselves the slight trouble of speaking the truth, the proper persons could have been found after a little further enquiry. So much for Radical tergiversation Mr COKE who acted for the Conservatives, very closely cross examined a witness in one case, as to a lease which he professed to hold of the Dowlais Iron Company. The lease in question was said to have been executed two years ago; but was still in the possession of the Dowlais Company. The answer to that was, that the man had never called to ask for the lease. Mr Coke very justly stated that it was well known in certain parts of Glamorganshire that such leases were professed to be executed, but that on strict examination it would be found that the lease- holders bad in fact not a tittle of control over the pro- perty. In short, that the leases were virtually fraudulent documents, executed as a blind to serve pqlitical, or rather, party purposes. In this particular inStance, (Wm Thomas, of Dowlais), the evidence failed to prove so much as we have stated above, and the vote was of course allowed. The fact of this sort of manufacture of votes by wholesale, in one par- ticular part of the county, must however be fresh in the recollection of our readers. The revision of votes for the Borough was taken yesterday. There were one or two cases of import- ance, which, with a general summary, we shall publish next week.